<div dir="ltr">Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.<br><br>They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.<br><br>Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future?<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/science/ai-scoop-young-mathematicians.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o1A.H6Y8.6PM8KEsg7Znp&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/science/ai-scoop-young-mathematicians.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o1A.H6Y8.6PM8KEsg7Znp&smid=em-share</a></div>